2 arrested in reported robbery

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San Angelo police investigate the site after responding to a report of a robbery in the 3200 block of Guadalupe Street Friday afternoon. Two people had been taken into custody as of 5 p.m., but it was unclear what they were accused of.

SAN ANGELO, Texas - San Angelo police arrested two people after responding to a report of a robbery in a residential area Friday afternoon.

Officers remained for several hours at a house in the 3200 block of Guadalupe Street, investigating “several felonious crimes,” according to a San Angelo Police Department news release.

Officers at the site said they had readied tactical operations that became unnecessary when a man who had been inside the house surrendered.

A 911 robbery call at that house came in at 12:58 p.m., according to the SAPD online log of calls for service.

“I heard some commotion, then saw 10 or 12 squad cars drive up,” Dallas Salyards said late Friday afternoon. Salyards lives near the house where the disturbance occurred. “It has been quite a four-hour ordeal.”

What appeared to be a SWAT team was on the scene from about noon to 4 p.m., he said.

Before 6 p.m., a handful of officers remained outside the residence. Salyards said he was told they were waiting for a search warrant.

The neighborhood has seen a flurry of thefts recently, Salyards said. He and a neighbor both reported stolen porch furniture. A house on nearby San Antonio Street was broken into Thursday night, he said.

“We have quite a little crime wave going on or something,” Salyards said.